Articles from September 2012

Mike Francesa— long-time sports-talk radio host on WFAN in New York— recently became an Internet sensation when he was filmed falling asleep on the air while interviewing a guest.

I’m a little late posting this since it happened two weeks ago but it’s better late then never. Besides, this video is so spectacular it will be searched online for many years to come. Hopefully, people who have yet to discover this fantastic clip of unintentional humor will find it here.

The clip below is easily the most hysterical moment in the long history of Mike Francesa’s show but there are plenty of other moments that will make you scratch your head. Being on the air for five hours a day, for 25 years, he’s bound to mess up a few times. Now that his show is also televised, it’s easy to capture these moments for all time. (more…)

For this first time ever, the NFL is having Thursday night games every week. When I initially heard this, I thought it was great. Another night to watch football! Another night to gamble (click here) on NFL spreads!

But it’s a couple weeks into the season now and I’m starting to realize Thursday Night Football might not be that great of a thing after all. At least not for me. Here are a few reasons why… (more…)

I’m not bald…yet.  But my hair is on borrowed time. At 30, my hair is starting to thin and I estimate that I probably only have 5-10 years of good coverage left.  For a few years now, I’ve been waiting to hear about a breakthrough on a cure for baldness.  Now, recent research suggests we may see that cure in the years to come.

Current procedures to combat baldness involve topical creams that typically can only keep a person from losing any more hair and surgical procedures that move healthy hairs into bald areas.  But a recent breakthrough, shows that scientists may have discovered a way to spur hair growth in areas that were previously bald.  (more…)